Memory Dump Analysis Anthology, Volume 11

This reference volume consists of revised, edited, cross-referenced, and thematically organized selected articles from Software Diagnostics Institute (DumpAnalysis.org + TraceAnalysis.org) and Software Diagnostics Library (former Crash Dump Analysis blog, DumpAnalysis.org/blog) about software diagnostics, root cause analysis, debugging, crash and hang dump analysis, software trace and log analysis written in June 2017 – November 2018 for software engineers developing and maintaining products on Windows platforms, quality assurance engineers testing software, technical support and escalation engineers dealing with complex software issues, security researchers, reverse engineers, malware and memory forensics analysts. This volume is fully cross-referenced with volumes 1 – 10 and features: – 8 new crash dump analysis patterns with selected downloadable example memory dumps; – 15 new software trace and log analysis patterns; – Introduction to diagnostic operads; – Summary of mathematical concepts in software diagnostics and software data analysis; – Introduction to software diagnostics engineering; – Introduction to narrachain; – Introduction to diagnostics-driven development; – Principles of integral diamathics; – Introduction to meso-problem solving using meso-patterns; – Introduction to lego log analysis; – Introduction to artificial chemistry approach to software trace and log analysis; – WinDbg notes; – Updated C++17 source code of some previously published tools; – Selected entries from debugging dictionary; – List of recommended modern C++ books; – List of recommended books about algorithms; – Author’s current CV; – Author’s past resume written in WinDbg and GDB styles. This volume also includes articles from the former Crash Dump Analysis blog not previously available in print form.

Author Biography

Dmitry Vostokov is an internationally recognized expert, speaker, educator, scientist, inventor, and author. He founded the pattern-oriented software diagnostics, forensics, and prognostics discipline (Systematic Software Diagnostics) and Software Diagnostics and Observability Institute. Vostokov has also authored over 50 books on software diagnostics, anomaly detection and analysis, software and memory forensics, root cause analysis and problem solving, memory dump analysis, debugging, software trace and log analysis, reverse engineering, and malware analysis. He has over 30 years of experience in software architecture, design, development, and maintenance in various industries, including leadership, technical, and people management roles. Dmitry founded OpenTask Iterative and Incremental Publishing and Software Diagnostics Technology and Services (former Memory Dump Analysis Services). In his spare time, he explores Software Narratology and Quantum Software Diagnostics. His interest areas are theoretical software diagnostics and its mathematical and computer science foundations, application of formal logic, semiotics, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data mining to diagnostics and anomaly detection, software diagnostics engineering and diagnostics-driven development, diagnostics workflow and interaction. Recent interest areas also include functional programming, cloud native computing, monitoring, observability, visualization, security, automation, applications of category theory to software diagnostics, development and big data, and diagnostics of artificial intelligence.